Yearly Archives: 2006
Movie Posters & Concept Model
June 21, 2006
The Licensing 2006 International trade show was today and New Line, makers of the His Dark Materials movie adaptations, showcased some of its plans for the upcoming Golden Compass movie. On display was a huge horizontal poster with art of … Continue reading
Nicole Kidman Offered Role of Mrs Coulter, says the Mail
June 12, 2006
The [b] [link=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/bazbamigboye.html?in_article_id=389899&in_page_id=1794]Daily Mail[/link][/b] reports that Australian actress Nicole Kidman has been offered the part of Mrs Coulter in the upcoming Golden Compass movie. The Oscar-winning actress hasn't yet accepted the part as she's in the middle of wedding preparations. … Continue reading
“Growing pains”
June 9, 2006
“Philip Pullman is a bit like a bear with a sore paw, as a friend has described him. But beneath a gruff exterior he is by turns charming and patronising – although in the nicest possible way,” writes The Oxford … Continue reading
Targeting textbooks at exams 'immoral'
June 2, 2006
A writers’ union this week called on examination boards to stop endorsing GCSE and A-level textbooks, claiming that the “immoral†practice is damaging education. Philip Pullman, a former chair of the society, said he was concerned that teachers using such … Continue reading
Dark Deeds Along the Towpath
May 30, 2006
Philip Pullman writes once more in the Guardian of the boatyard in Oxford facing destruction. The Castle Mill Boatyard, which partly inspired the Gyptians in His Dark Materials, will be turned into housing if British Waterways has its way. Mr … Continue reading
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